While advanced technology, digital systems and automated processes offer benefits in productivity and efficiency of the factory, they are also effective in the sustainability initiatives. Going forward, the faster manufacturers adopt to technology and digitalization, the better they will be able to perform and align with the global trends, says B Prakash.
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The two mega trends of climate change and digitalization – collectively termed the ‘Third Wave’ – will have a profound impact on the textile value chain. Navdeep Singh Sodhi in this article offers a policy perspective to foster new business models.
The pandemic has accelerated a transformation already underway in the textile supply chain. Realising the urgency of enacting a digital transformation, Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) has accelerated its Digital Label project for certifying Italian textile machinery that adopt a common set of data, in order to more easily integrate with the operating systems of their client businesses (ERP, MES, CRM, etc.). In this interview with Rakesh Rao, Alessandro Zucchi, President, ACIMIT, explains the importance of digitalization and sustainability for textile machinery makers.
The pandemic has accelerated a transformation already underway in the textile supply chain. Realising the urgency of enacting a digital transformation, Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) has accelerated its Digital Label project for certifying Italian textile machinery that adopt a common set of data, in order to more easily integrate with the operating systems of their client businesses (ERP, MES, CRM, etc.). In this interview with Rakesh Rao, Alessandro Zucchi, President, ACIMIT, explains the importance of digitalization and sustainability for textile machinery makers.
Digitalization and Industry 4.0 are the key to process excellence – and thus the opportunity to save costs and resources.
Digitalization and Industry 4.0 are the key to process excellence – and thus the opportunity to save costs and resources.
When technological advances are integrated in a meaningful way and the ERP becomes more and more an Industry 4.0 solution, it can even create completely new potentials.